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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>26 years ago today, The Smiths officially completed their contract with Rough Trade with the release of their only official live album, <em>Rank</em>.</p>
<p>Recorded on October 23, 1986 at the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London, <em>Rank</em> is really the only Smiths album which honestly <em>could</em> do with the “reissue, repackage, repackage” treatment, as it only features 14 of the 21 songs performed by the Smiths during their concert that evening. (MIA from the proceedings: “I Want the One I Can’t Have,” “There is a Light That Never Goes Out,” “Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” “Never Had No One Ever,” “Meat is Murder,” and “How Soon is Now?”) Still, even as it stands, it’s a strong show, spotlighting the band during the five-piece era, i.e. with Craig Gannon contributing rhythm guitar alongside Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce. It’s also very likely the first time many youngsters had ever heard “His Latest Flame,” previously made famous by the one and only Elvis Presley, as it wasn’t exactly one of the King’s most prominent hits.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/rank" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">RANK</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/happy-anniversary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Happy Anniversary</a></div></div></div>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:55:31 +0000rhino7726 at http://www.rhino.comHappy Anniversary, RANK!http://www.rhino.com/article/happy-anniversary-rank
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The Smiths' RANK celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The live album closes with a version of “Bigmouth Strikes Again”; here's a television performance of the song:
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/happy-anniversary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Happy Anniversary</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/rank" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">RANK</a></div></div></div>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:36:00 +0000rhino816 at http://www.rhino.com